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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 20, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
December 28, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 4 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 186 190 -4 0 50 1 7 2 4 1 The Clayton Brothers The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare) 173 170 +3 0 50 1 11 3 6 5 Cyrus Chestnut Journeys (JLP) 161 153 +8 0 50 1 9 4 1 2 Cassandra Wilson Silver Pony (Blue Note) 149 197 -48 0 41 1 7 5 34 — Matt Wilson Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O ...

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The Jazz Session #227: Christine Jensen

Source: AAJ Staff
December 27, 2010

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WGBH and Berklee Kick Off National Broadcast of Toast of the Nation with Lionel Loueke Trio

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
December 25, 2010

For the seventh consecutive year, WGBH Radio㭕.7 kicks off the Toast of the Nation show hosted by National Public Radio on New Year's Eve, starting at 8:00 p.m. with the Lionel Loueke Trio at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston. “This is a multi-venue, across time zones, celebration with jazz the featured music of the event," says Stephen Charbonneau, Assistant Program Director at WGBH. The program features jazz bands coast to coast, and is broadcast around the world. Loueke's performance ...

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"Wizard of Oz" This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
December 23, 2010

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Wizard of Oz comes to life as Broadway actor Vernel Bagneris portrays all the characters of Oz in a new script for radio based on the original L. Frank Baum book. And the brilliance of Harold Arlen's art as a songwriter is displayed in new jazz arrangements and performances by The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, of Arlen's music from the movie score. The show is distributed by Public Radio International and Sirius/XM radio and ...

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UK Jazz Radio gives a voice to the Eastern European Jazz Scene

Source: Vanessa James
December 23, 2010

Pioneering station,UK Jazz Radio presents ,Victor Unikowsky's Rushour at 1:00am every Friday. This innovative show is hosted by the Russian guitarist who is now resident in the UK. Unikovsky is widely regarded as one of the most highly skilled guitarists in Europe. He began playing guitar professionally when he was 15 years old. At the age of 20, he moved to Petersburg to join the Philharmonic Orchestra. His rapid development as both a musician and composer enabled him to collaborate ...

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What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Source: Don Mopsick
December 23, 2010

Well, how about tuning into Riverwalk Jazz from The Landing in San Antonio? The show will be broadcast on public radio stations nationwide (check local listings) as well as Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed from riverwalkjazz.org beginning today. We've got vocalist Topsy Chapman, a New Orleans native known for her role in the long- running off-Broadway hit revue “One Mo' Time," who is now in demand as a featured soloist at jazz festivals around the world. Topsy joins ...

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The Jazz Session #226: Rebecca Martin

Source: AAJ Staff
December 21, 2010

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 13, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
December 21, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 5 Cassandra Wilson Silver Pony (Blue Note) 197 182 +15 0 50 1 6 2 4 2 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 190 180 +10 0 50 2 6 3 2 4 Houston Person Moment To Moment (HighNote) 173 182 -9 0 47 1 9 4 1 3 The Clayton Brothers The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare) 170 183 -13 0 52 1 10 5 6 6 Kevin Eubanks Zen Food ...

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